Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, US judge rules
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt President Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.
IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump administration slashes US government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired.
Judge rejects unions’ request to pause Trump administration firings
The decision clears a roadblock for the new administration as it attempts sweeping changes to downsize the federal government.
US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data
A judge on Tuesday declined to immediately block Elon Musk's government efficiency department from directing firings of federal workers or accessing databases, but said the case raises questions about Musk's apparent unchecked authority as a top deputy to President Donald Trump.
Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate
The Latest: Judge declines to halt Trump administration's federal workers layoffs
A federal judge on Thursday refused to temporarily block the Trump administration’s mass layoff of federal workers while a lawsuit brought by five unions moves forward. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper found the unions must bring their claims under federal employment law rather than in district court.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing Of A Labor Regulator — And Sounds An Alarm
Letting the president boot the head of an agency protecting federal workers could enable unlawful political meddling, the judge said.
DOGE just fired federal workers handling the deadly bird flu problem, now US is scrambling to rehire them
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts ...
Denver workers lose jobs as part of sweeping nationwide layoffs at IRS
Mass layoffs by the Internal Revenue Service across the country impacted dozens of workers in Denver on Thursday. The IRS was ...
Exclusive: Tesla cited by U.S. regulators over worker's death
Federal regulators have cited Tesla for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker ...
Sen. Jon Husted questions Labor secretary nominee on illegal immigration’s impact on U.S. workers
At her Senate confirmation hearing, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said mass immigration has hurt U.S. workers and vowed to back Trump's ...
In-office work at highest level since 2020, as companies pull back on remote
With more mandates taking effect, a record number of people are working from the office since the beginning of the pandemic.
U.S. Attorney Casts Office as ‘Guardians of Federal Workers’
In an unusual email, the U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, spoke openly about a sensitive investigation into a threat ...
US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in WNC, workers say
The firing of U.S. Forest Service workers in Asheville threatens Helene recovery efforts, current and former employees say, ...
USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying ...